Conservatives embraced John Roberts when George Bush nominated him to replace the late William Rehnquist as Chief Justice, a move in obvious haste and not given much thought, very much in keeping with many Bush decisions.
I am an orthodox Christian Conservative, I never embraced Roberts. One need only look at Roberts's background to understand his siding with the liberals. Roberts entered private law practice in 1986, just 19 years before his appointment as Chief Justice, a very shallow record for a candidate for Chief Justice, as an associate at of Hogan & Hartson As part of the firm's pro bono work, Roberts worked behind the scenes for gay rights advocates, reviewing filings and preparing arguments for the Supreme Court case Romer Vs. Evans in (1996), which Gays describe as "the Gay movement's most important legal victory."
In fact, some 3 months before Roberts infamous Ruling, a friend of mine who is a local attorney was visiting me at my home, as usual we discussed issues, and I told him that the Court would uphold ObamaCare and that Roberts would be America's Judas who would officially transition America to a Soviet style Central Government System. My friend disagreed but Roberts of course did not disappoint.
Why do I make such a seemingly harsh statement, as "Roberts officially transitioned America to a Soviet style Central Government", because it is true, that is the ramification of the ruling he penned along with his new Comrades on the Marxist Left among the nine ole Swine on the Supreme Court.
The much broader authority Roberts transferred to the Central Government; something so far has not soaked into the minds of Americans whose retentions are two minutes or less and remains outraged by the healthcare ramifications but should strike outrage into every American much greater than the ObamaCare issue.
Chief Justice Roberts granted to the Central Government in Washington the ability to tax choice and the authority to tax citizens if they do not purchase what the Central Government wants it to purchase.
Yesterday it was healthcare, what will it be tomorrow?
For instance, we know the Central Government has imposed Renewable Energy Mandates on Utility Companies, i.e. they must obtain up to 33% of their energy from Renewable sources, now under the Roberts Ruling, and the Central Government can extend this mandate to individual citizens, i.e. citizens must install Solar Panels so as to offset their electrical use by a certain percentage or face a tax, Then of course we all know the Central Government wants to reduce air pollution and increase fuel efficiency, thus the Central Government, via John Roberts decision, can mandate that every American must own a hybrid car or face a tax.
There are no limits, based on John Roberts's decision, after all, John Roberts decision said, that the Central Government can tax anything, even if it is something that it cannot regulate and even if the citizen chooses not to do something, i.e. taxes can now be used as a penalty.
Of course the IRS is the ultimate KGB who will enforce these "taxes" to assure the citizens compliance with what the Washington Central Government mandates. The taxes will be added to your Income Tax Return and of course citizens will be required to furnish an incredible amount of new data to assure "accuracy" and "reporting", non-compliance will result in those audits, nonpayment will result in levies and liens and worse.
It is not hard to understand the celebrations by the throngs of those who celebrated the Roberts Ruling, those celebrations represent the entitlement mentality in America which has resulted from a retooling of American Culture beginning in 1965, those who embrace entitlement are among the 50% in America who pay nothing into America and are the same 50% who receive some form of benefit and believe others should pay for their lifestyles and choices, no matter how unhealthy, immoral and decadent. John Roberts has now delivered the rest of America into their hands by handing them the most powerful weapon in the arsenal of government, the Tax Code and the use of Tax to force compliance.
This is the legacy of John Roberts, an appointment by a "Republican", not a Conservative.
What is the solution? Mitt Romeny, who enacted the first ObamaCare is making empty promises to "repeal & Replace" absent specifics, something he cannot do without 60 votes in the Senate.
What should be done is Impeachment. House Republicans in the 1990's impeached Bill Clinton for a lot less than what John Roberts did.
Likewise the House held, for the first time, the Attorney General of the United States, Eric Holder in criminal Contempt.
The catch is these actions, under guise of "accountability" have been by Republican Houses vs. Democrat office holders, and Roberts is a Republican, or say he says. It's time for the Republicans in the House to place the interest of the Nation and the future of our Republic above a simplistic Party label.
There is credible evidence that John Roberts has serious competency issues and should not hold the office. Roberts has serious neurological (mental) issues and has history of seizures, {link} Congress has a fiduciary responsibility to assure that his mental faculties are fully in order. The drugs that Roberts's may take have serious side effects, including, drowsiness, irritability, mental slowing and forgetfulness. Roberts's rationale and judgment and flipping at the last minute raise serious mental competency issues which Congress should investigate. Roberts is serving a lifetime appointment, we can ill afford to many more of his irrational decisions which embrace interesting social experiments that have long failed the test of history.
At the same time Congress must convene impeachment proceeds vs. Elena Kagan for hearing the ObamaCare Case. As Obama's Solicitor General, Kagen rendered legal Memos/Opinions as to how the ObamaCare could be defended in court. This placed her in a conflict of interest and at minimum the appearance of a Conflict of Interest. This again brings us back to John Roberts, as Chief Justice Roberts should have insisted that Kagen recuse herself, Congress must ask why he did not.
Rodney Martin -- RIGHT In AMERICA
